St. Michael, All Angels and Imagination

Readings for the Feast Day of St. Michael and All Angels Genesis 28:10-17 Psalm 103:19-22 John 1:43-51 “The true sign of intelligence,” according to Albert Einstein, “is not knowledge but imagination.” The presence of angels in the Scriptures invites us to develop this intelligence by exercising our imagination, pushing us to see beyond the boundaries […]

Grace That Saves a Kvetch Like Me

Readings for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 20 – Year A) Exodus 16:2-15 Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 Philippians 1:21-30 Matthew 20:1-16 This sermon was preached by Fr. Daniel London at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on September 24, 2017. By now, you know how much I like to glean wisdom […]

Taking Action Like Nachshon

Readings for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 19 Exodus 14:19-31 Psalm 114 Romans 14:1-12 Matthew 18:21-35 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on Sunday September 17, 2017. Three weeks ago we began our series of readings from the book of Exodus or from what […]

Prayer and Service to the Poor

Readings for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 17 Exodus 3:1-15 Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c Romans 12:9-21 Matthew 16:21-28 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on Sunday September 3, 2017. My mantra for ministry for about the last decade has been “prayer and […]

Our Redeemer, Rock and Rainbow

Readings for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 16 Exodus 1:8-2:10 Psalm 124 Romans 12:1-8 Matthew 16:13-20 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on Sunday August 27, 2017. Today our lectionary launches us on a nine-week long series of readings from the […]

Hine Ma Tov (Behold, How Good!)

Readings for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 15 Genesis 45:1-15 Psalm 133 Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on Sunday August 20, 2017. Hine ma tov umanayim shevet achim gam yachad. Behold! How good it is when […]

The Kingdom of God is like…a Margarita

Readings for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12 Year A) Genesis 29:15-28 Psalm 128 Romans 8:26-39 Matthew 13:31-33,44-52 This sermon was preached by Fr. Daniel London at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on July 30, 2017, after the Memorial Service for parishioner Sydney K (July 27). In the Gospels, there […]

Mary Magdalene, the Mother of Female Mystics

Readings for the Feast Day of St. Mary Magdalene (transferred) Judith 9:1,11-14 2 Corinthians 5:14-18 John 20:11-18 Psalm 42:1-7 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer on Sunday July 23, 2017. For years, I have been drawn to the spirituality of female mystics like the German Hildegard of Bingen, the English […]

Deepening Our Roots in the Soil of the Psalms

Readings for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10 – Year A) Genesis 25:19-34 Psalm 119:105-112 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23 This sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Daniel London at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church in Whitemarsh PA on July 16, 2017. Listen to sermon here: Deepening Our Roots in the Soil of the Psalms In […]

Letting Go of a Violent God

Readings for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 8 Genesis 22:1-14 Psalm 13 Romans 6:12-23 Matthew 10:40-42 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on Sunday July 2, 2017. Does anyone happen to recall the first message proclaimed to the neighborhood on our beautiful new message […]